To Dwell In Nightmares and Dreams

Dark Energy

Finally the ex Lord stopped shaking and fell into unconsciousness. The silver like liquid evaporated into the air, turning into a familiar mist then it slowly made its way from the room.

Stiles watched it go, knowing it was going back to the silver soul.

"It's done?" Rucia asked.

Stiles nodded.

"I wanted to...ask you something. Just now that looked incredibly painful, taking the power from him, if that's how it is then...what about-" She stopped herself, shaking her head.

How could she ask him that?

He wouldn't want to-

"It... destroyed me"

Madam Rucia looked up at him in shock.

Stiles looked down at his hands, remembering the melting flesh... seeing his own bones....

But he had no reason to lie to Madam Rucia who had helped him so much.

"It destroyed my physical being completely then rebuilt it from scratch. The only reason I'm able to use this power is because my physical body is now infused with the Silver Soul's energy and was rebuilt to withstand such power"

Stiles smiled tightly as he continued "In that moment it was even worse than Fritz's torture but...it was my choice. I chose to drink from the Silver Soul, I wanted power" 

His hands closed into tight fists, trying to desperately withhold the wave of anger that shuddered through him. 

"I chose it. I wasn't abandoned, I wasn't forced into it. I wasn't imprisoned for months, hoping that I'd be rescued, hoping that they didn't mean it, hoping they'd come back for me, only for that hope to get crushed and whipped out of me until only a shell remained" 

God...

This rage. 

His thoughts darkened as he thought back to the times imprisoned, tortured by Fritz then darkened even further as he thought of those wolves, who had left him there.

  I tried so desperately to be accepted by them and that is what I got? 

If he ever saw them again... 

"I'll kill them, they'll wish they never betrayed me, they'll wish they never took a living breath into this world!" 

He then realised that without noticing it, he'd transformed back to that giant like hight. Pure power was rolling of him in waves and pure rage. The lights flickered in the room and a strange darkness seemed to wash the surroundings with a grey sickly light, making everything look hollow and not quite there. 

His gaze flickered to where Madam Rucia was but he stiffened in shock, she was lying on the ground as if she'd fainted. 

Wait... 

What had happened? 

Why-?

His thoughts were interrupted as he noticed the dark atmosphere in the room has vanished completely, wait... had that been him? 

Stiles bent down next to her, about to pick her up. 

What had happened to her? 

"Y-you did" 

Stiles turned to look at who was speaking in anger but stopped himself to listen to what he was saying. Rocrik had woken up but he looked like he was in no position to be standing up any time soon. 

His voice was barely above a whisper, to weak to speak normally "Your magic effected her. That dark energy you were producing caused her to collapse. Y-you're the Grand Master now. You're energy will effect us just as it effects your surroundings. Y-you'll need t-to keep your emotions in c-check" 

Stiles growled "I don't need you telling me how I need to behave!"

He shook his head, trying to clear it, no this wasn't what he should be focusing on. He scooped Madam Rucia up in his hands, easily holding her weight. 

With a thought his magic responded to him and he was inside Madam Rucia's room. He then proceeded to concentrate until he was a normal size again and laid her out in her bed. 

Now wasn't the time for this. He'd apologise to her later once he had dealt with Roseleta. 

Rocrik was to weak to move or do anything damaging so Stiles decided to leave him where he was for now. 

Waisting no time Stiles called upon his own power, feeling one of his ruins activate. A portal appeared right in front of him, swirling with golden energy. 

Stiles stepped through confidently. 

He let out a breath as he felt a completely new energy fill him to the brim. The energy was familiar yet so so different. 

So ,Stiles thought, this is what the human world feels like... 

Welcome back, its been a while...

So sorry for the wait! I've put up something on my message board explaining why I haven't updated in a while, anyway I hope you had a great new year and Christmas and I hope you enjoy this Christmas!